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#656D40

#656d40 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#656d40 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 42.75% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.28% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 70.67°, with 26.01% saturation and 33.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.2.

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Web safe#666633
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #656d40
  2. #48406d

Split complementary

  1. #656d40
  2. #404e6d
  3. #5e406d

Analogous

  1. #6d5e40
  2. #656d40
  3. #4e6d40

Triadic

  1. #656d40
  2. #40656d
  3. #6d4065

Tetradic

  1. #656d40
  2. #406d48
  3. #48406d
  4. #6d4065

Square

  1. #656d40
  2. #406d5e
  3. #48406d
  4. #6d404e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0d08
  2. #383d24
  3. #656d40
  4. #929d5c
  5. #b2bb8b

Shades

#656d40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #656d40
  2. #5b623a
  3. #515733
  4. #474c2d
  5. #3d4126
  6. #333720
  7. #282c1a
  8. #1e2113
  9. #14160d
  10. #0a0b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#656d40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #656d40
  2. #747c53
  3. #848a66
  4. #939979
  5. #a3a78c
  6. #b2b6a0
  7. #c1c5b3
  8. #d1d3c6
  9. #e0e2d9
  10. #f0f0ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#656d40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #656d40
  2. #686f46
  3. #6a714d
  4. #6d7353
  5. #70755a
  6. #737760
  7. #757866
  8. #787a6d
  9. #7b7c73
  10. #7d7e7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #676b5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73693d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726942 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696862 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d6a3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d6b41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #686a56 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-656d40 {
  color: #656d40;
}
Background
.bg-656d40 {
  background-color: #656d40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-656d40 {
  border: 2px solid #656d40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #656d40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 109 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 71 26% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-656d40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #656d40, #4e6d40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-656d40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 109 64 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.20 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 8.83 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 9.56 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 10.52 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 12.29 #568203 Avocado ΔE 13.22 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.54 #9a92bf Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#656d40  rgb(101, 109, 64)  hsl(71, 26%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#48406d  rgb(72, 64, 109)  hsl(251, 26%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#40656d  rgb(64, 101, 109)  hsl(191, 26%, 34%)  Teal Blue
#6d4065  rgb(109, 64, 101)  hsl(311, 26%, 34%)  Byzantium